Root & Rebound

ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

Other ways of working and earning an income that are different from traditional employment, including:Self-employment or starting your own businessWhat an independent contractor is and how to become oneJoining a worker-run cooperative businessApplying through a temp agencyTaking short-term or temporary positions to get your foot in the doorWhere to look for more information about each of these options

Throughout your job search, keep in mind that traditional employment is NOT your only option. There are many other ways of working and earning legitimate income—like starting your own business, joining a worker-run cooperative business, or going through a temp agency—and you may decide that one of these is better for you.

HELPFUL HINT:

Talk to a trusted person, or someone from a local reentry or workforce development program, for other ideas about alternative work opportunities that may be available.

This section will explain some of the alternatives to traditional employment that you may want to consider:

Self-employment Starting your own businessBecoming an independent contractorJoining a worker-run cooperative Applying through a temp agencyTaking short-term jobs or temporary positions to get your foot in the door

This site, and any downloads or external sites to which it connects, are not intended to provide legal advice, but rather general legal information. No attorney-client relationship is created by using any information on this site, or any downloads or external links on the site. You should consult you own attorney if you need legal advice specific to your situation. Root & Rebound offers this site "as-is" and makes no representations or warranties of any kind concerning content, express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including without limitation, warranties of accuracy, completeness, title, marketability, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, noninfringement, or the presence or absence of errors, whether or not discoverable. In particular, Root & Rebound does not make any representations of warranties that this site, or any information within it or any downloads or external links, is accurate, complete, or up-to-date, or that it will apply to your circumstances. If you or your company or agency uses information from this site, it is you responsibility to make sure that the law has not changed and applies to your particular situation.